Crafters of Kingship: Smiths, Elite Power, and Gender in Early Medieval Europe.
IN THE EARLIEST CENTURIES of the Middle Ages, skilled metalsmiths were greatly valued by cult leaders who required impressive objects to maintain social links and the loyalty of their retainers. Despite their clear importance, smiths were peripheral characters operating on the fringes of elite commu...
| Publicado en: | Medieval Archaeology Vol. 63; no. 2; pp. 271 - 298 |
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